CELESTIAL NARRATOR ∙ ROSS RAMGOBIN

BHUMI as a weeping cow ∙ SARA FULGONI

YASHODA, Krishna’s mother ∙ SARA FULGONI 

KRISHNA as a child  ∙ ROSA SPARKS

KRISHNA as an adolescent ∙ ELIRAN KADUSSI

KRISHNA as a young man ∙ ELGAN LLŶR THOMAS
KRISHNA as a man ∙ BRETT POLEGATO

RADHA, Krishna’s childhood sweetheart ∙ JULIA SITKOVETSKY

RADHA as a child ∙ JENNIFER STATHAM

RUKMINI, Krishna’s wife ∙ NAZAN FIKRET
ONSTAGE DRUMMER ∙ NAO MASUDA

CONDUCTOR ∙ MARK SHANAHAN
DIRECTOR ∙ SIR DAVID POUNTNEY

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR ∙ CATARINA CARVALHO

DESIGNER ∙ RACHANA JADHAV

CHOREOGRAPHER ∙ SHOBANA JEYASINGH

LIGHTING DESIGNER ∙ TIM MITCHELL

CELESTIAL NARRATOR ∙ ROSS RAMGOBIN

BHUMI as a weeping cow ∙ SARA FULGONI

YASHODA, Krishna’s mother ∙ SARA FULGONI 

KRISHNA as a child  ∙ ROSA SPARKS

KRISHNA as an adolescent ∙ ELIRAN KADUSSI

KRISHNA as a young man ∙ ELGAN LLŶR THOMAS
KRISHNA as a man ∙ BRETT POLEGATO

RADHA, Krishna’s childhood sweetheart ∙ JULIA SITKOVETSKY

RADHA as a child ∙ JENNIFER STATHAM

RUKMINI, Krishna’s wife ∙ NAZAN FIKRET
ONSTAGE DRUMMER ∙ NAO MASUDA

CONDUCTOR ∙ MARK SHANAHAN
DIRECTOR ∙ SIR DAVID POUNTNEY

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR ∙ CATARINA CARVALHO

DESIGNER ∙ RACHANA JADHAV

CHOREOGRAPHER ∙ SHOBANA JEYASINGH

LIGHTING DESIGNER ∙ TIM MITCHELL

CELESTIAL NARRATOR ∙ ROSS RAMGOBIN

BHUMI as a weeping cow ∙ SARA FULGONI

YASHODA, Krishna’s mother ∙ SARA FULGONI 

KRISHNA as a child  ∙ ROSA SPARKS

KRISHNA as an adolescent ∙ ELIRAN KADUSSI

KRISHNA as a young man ∙ ELGAN LLŶR THOMAS
KRISHNA as a man ∙ BRETT POLEGATO

RADHA, Krishna’s childhood sweetheart ∙ JULIA SITKOVETSKY

RADHA as a child ∙ JENNIFER STATHAM

RUKMINI, Krishna’s wife ∙ NAZAN FIKRET
ONSTAGE DRUMMER ∙ NAO MASUDA

CONDUCTOR ∙ MARK SHANAHAN
DIRECTOR ∙ SIR DAVID POUNTNEY

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR ∙ CATARINA CARVALHO

DESIGNER ∙ RACHANA JADHAV

CHOREOGRAPHER ∙ SHOBANA JEYASINGH

LIGHTING DESIGNER ∙ TIM MITCHELL

CELESTIAL NARRATOR ∙ ROSS RAMGOBIN

BHUMI as a weeping cow ∙ SARA FULGONI

YASHODA, Krishna’s mother ∙ SARA FULGONI 

KRISHNA as a child  ∙ ROSA SPARKS

KRISHNA as an adolescent ∙ ELIRAN KADUSSI

KRISHNA as a young man ∙ ELGAN LLŶR THOMAS
KRISHNA as a man ∙ BRETT POLEGATO

RADHA, Krishna’s childhood sweetheart ∙ JULIA SITKOVETSKY

RADHA as a child ∙ JENNIFER STATHAM

RUKMINI, Krishna’s wife ∙ NAZAN FIKRET
ONSTAGE DRUMMER ∙ NAO MASUDA

CONDUCTOR ∙ MARK SHANAHAN
DIRECTOR ∙ SIR DAVID POUNTNEY

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR ∙ CATARINA CARVALHO

DESIGNER ∙ RACHANA JADHAV

CHOREOGRAPHER ∙ SHOBANA JEYASINGH

LIGHTING DESIGNER ∙ TIM MITCHELL

Lee Bissett soprano
Claudia Huckle contralto
Elgan Llýr Thomas tenor
Aidan Smith bass

South Cotswold Big Sing Group
British Sinfonietta
Adrian Partington conductor

The symphony orchestra of Aberystwyth, Philomusica will perform David de Lloyd’s forgotten masterpiece of the 1930s, Tir na N’og (the land of eternal youth), alongside members of Sinfonia Cymru and Côr ABC in a concert also featuring the world premiere of a violin concerto by Iranian-American composer Kian Ravaei, performed by  Aberystwyth-born violinist Tom Mathias, and a new orchestration of de Lloyd’s Welsh-language songs, ‘Englynion ar Gân’.

HANNU LINTU, conductor
MARI ERIKSMOEN, soprano
MATHILDA SIDÉN SILFVER, alto
ELGAN LLŶR THOMAS, tenor
ARTTU KATAJA, bass
DOMINANTE

• Bess McNeill: Lauren Snouffer

• Jan Nyman: Liam James Karai

• Dodo McNeill: Joanne Evans

• Mrs McNeill: Emma Bell

• Dr Richardson: Elgan Llŷr Thomas

• Terry: Andri Björn Róbertsson

• Councilman: Freddie Tong

On a remote Scottish island, within a strict religious community, Bess meets oil rig worker Jan, and they fall in love. They are happily married, until a terrible accident leaves Jan paralysed and no longer able to have a sexual relationship with his wife.

He asks Bess to have sex with other men and describe her experiences to him; convincing her that this will help him to heal. Bess, a deeply devout woman, believing it’s God’s will, reluctantly embarks upon a series of increasingly dangerous encounters with strangers.

Will her sacrifice save the man she loves? Or will she be left the tragic victim of a system indifferent to her suffering? Find out what depths humanity is willing to go to in this ultimate test of faith.

• Bess McNeill: Lauren Snouffer

• Jan Nyman: Liam James Karai

• Dodo McNeill: Joanne Evans

• Mrs McNeill: Emma Bell

• Dr Richardson: Elgan Llŷr Thomas

• Terry: Andri Björn Róbertsson

• Councilman: Freddie Tong

On a remote Scottish island, within a strict religious community, Bess meets oil rig worker Jan, and they fall in love. They are happily married, until a terrible accident leaves Jan paralysed and no longer able to have a sexual relationship with his wife.

He asks Bess to have sex with other men and describe her experiences to him; convincing her that this will help him to heal. Bess, a deeply devout woman, believing it’s God’s will, reluctantly embarks upon a series of increasingly dangerous encounters with strangers.

Will her sacrifice save the man she loves? Or will she be left the tragic victim of a system indifferent to her suffering? Find out what depths humanity is willing to go to in this ultimate test of faith.

• Bess McNeill: Lauren Snouffer

• Jan Nyman: Liam James Karai

• Dodo McNeill: Joanne Evans

• Mrs McNeill: Emma Bell

• Dr Richardson: Elgan Llŷr Thomas

• Terry: Andri Björn Róbertsson

• Councilman: Freddie Tong

On a remote Scottish island, within a strict religious community, Bess meets oil rig worker Jan, and they fall in love. They are happily married, until a terrible accident leaves Jan paralysed and no longer able to have a sexual relationship with his wife.

He asks Bess to have sex with other men and describe her experiences to him; convincing her that this will help him to heal. Bess, a deeply devout woman, believing it’s God’s will, reluctantly embarks upon a series of increasingly dangerous encounters with strangers.

Will her sacrifice save the man she loves? Or will she be left the tragic victim of a system indifferent to her suffering? Find out what depths humanity is willing to go to in this ultimate test of faith.

• Bess McNeill: Lauren Snouffer

• Jan Nyman: Liam James Karai

• Dodo McNeill: Joanne Evans

• Mrs McNeill: Emma Bell

• Dr Richardson: Elgan Llŷr Thomas

• Terry: Andri Björn Róbertsson

• Councilman: Freddie Tong

On a remote Scottish island, within a strict religious community, Bess meets oil rig worker Jan, and they fall in love. They are happily married, until a terrible accident leaves Jan paralysed and no longer able to have a sexual relationship with his wife.

He asks Bess to have sex with other men and describe her experiences to him; convincing her that this will help him to heal. Bess, a deeply devout woman, believing it’s God’s will, reluctantly embarks upon a series of increasingly dangerous encounters with strangers.

Will her sacrifice save the man she loves? Or will she be left the tragic victim of a system indifferent to her suffering? Find out what depths humanity is willing to go to in this ultimate test of faith.

• Bess McNeill: Lauren Snouffer

• Jan Nyman: Liam James Karai

• Dodo McNeill: Joanne Evans

• Mrs McNeill: Emma Bell

• Dr Richardson: Elgan Llŷr Thomas

• Terry: Andri Björn Róbertsson

• Councilman: Freddie Tong

On a remote Scottish island, within a strict religious community, Bess meets oil rig worker Jan, and they fall in love. They are happily married, until a terrible accident leaves Jan paralysed and no longer able to have a sexual relationship with his wife.

He asks Bess to have sex with other men and describe her experiences to him; convincing her that this will help him to heal. Bess, a deeply devout woman, believing it’s God’s will, reluctantly embarks upon a series of increasingly dangerous encounters with strangers.

Will her sacrifice save the man she loves? Or will she be left the tragic victim of a system indifferent to her suffering? Find out what depths humanity is willing to go to in this ultimate test of faith.